The Drilldown: Trudeau opens climate talks in Vancouver

Rallying premiers behind a national climate strategy will prove to be a big test for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week. A first ministers meeting in Vancouver sets the stage for a clash between his allies — who want to see a minimum price on carbon — and those who say now isn’t the time, reports The Globe and Mail.

In Canada:

Trudeau inherited a target for carbon emissions in 2030 from the Conservatives that his environment minister has described as the floor as the Liberals’ plan evolves. Ahead of the talks in Vancouver, four experts tell the Canadian Press about the challenges Trudeau faces in meeting that goal.

The talks are happening alongside a major conference on sustainable business, where a new report on Canada’s lagging position among clean energy producers is bound to stir discussion. Clean Energy Canada said 2015 was a record-breaking year for investments in solar and wind, but spending in Canada declined by almost half, reports the CBC.

Internationally:

BP and its contractors are still in court over the 2010 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. But as events late last week in court show, it’s proving difficult to assign blame to individuals for the disaster that killed 11 people, reports The New York Times‘ DealBook blog.

After years of declining prices, the gold market is on the rebound. The possible reasons range from skepticism over the ability of major central banks to coordinate their policies, shifts in the U.S. dollar and supplies of the precious metal, reports the Financial Times.